Honest Short Pros and Cons of all the Books I read in 2025 (so far) and who should read them (Part II)

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(2025 books in a random order - goodreads shows my starts and the average of all readers)

The Last Watch (Sci-fi Military)

Pros: Great characters, gritty military space story thriller

Cons: A bit slow, I liked the plot twists, didn't love it

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Great Female leader and a team hard to lead, evil corporation and corruption kind of story

The Shape of Lost Things (Middle Grade - Hard Issues)

Pros: This author treats grief and loss well

Cons: This time, I didn't connect to the character's issues

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For contemporary issues, family readers

The Story of Gumluck book 3 (Illustrated chapter books, fantasy)

Pros: Super sweet, cute life lessons, D&D adventure

Cons: None (sometimes he remindes me of Nodi)

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These audiobooks are very cheap, although I love the illustrations

Anywhen (Sci-fi)

Pros: I wanted to learn more about the 70's festival Woodstock

Cons: Time traveling (personal taste), YA drama

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For readers who like murder ballads and love stories

Racing the Clouds  (Middle Grade Hard Issues Family)

Pros: Hard choices made by kids, well written, puppy

Cons: (After a few months, I forgot the details)

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The reconnection of the relationship between Parents and grandparents

Humans  (Sci-fi Human Essay)

Pros: Super fun to analyze ourselves as humans through an alien's eyes

Cons: Probably just humans from one specific type of global culture, doesn't analyze all cultures

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Sci-fi with aliens among us

A Language of Dragons (Fantasy Alternate History)

Pros: Pink Dragon?

Cons: Super slow, I am not a fan of alternate history, colonialism stories

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For London WWII, alternative history, steampunk, magic, and dragons readers

The Teller of Small Fortunes (Cozy Fantasy Asian Lore)

Pros: Fun journey with unexpected heroes, awesome paperback cover

Cons: Too light, soft read, entertaining, my mind wandered a bit, but that is what new trendy cozy fantasy is about

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If you like cozy roms where the protagonist has a cozy shop, loves books, flowers, and solves a mystery, this one is a fun read

No Place Left to Hide (YA Thriller)

Pros: Dark, Well written

Cons: Had great expectations because of the debut book, but felt short, didn't connect to the theme, YA drama, I will ignore this one like the curse of a second book after a major debut, looking forward to another

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Reads as literary fiction. Short.

Let's Work Smarter (Picture books useful for all people, all ages)

Pros: Teaching people that doing something badly, hard, and for a long time doesn't change the result

Cons: Will make some adults depressed

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Aftertaste (Sci-fi, fantasy, Paranormal Urban)

Pros: Supernatural, He can cook the dish of a deceased and bring their ghost back for a while

Cons: Takes a bit to start, but then it's nonstop

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Supernatural, ghost reads, sad ending

A Drop of Corruption (Fantasy Mystery)

Pros: I loved this one more than the first, like Sherlock Holmes, but fantasy

Cons: May read complex to some readers, I don't like the US green and black cover

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Great to read with a nerdy husband, kid, siblings at the beach or traveling, it's fun to read the mystery on one page and solve a puzzle, then another page, another puzzle. Cheap books, easy to collect, and have some fun.

House of Glass (Thriller)

Pros: Can't put down thriller, child who knows the truth doesn't speak

Cons: none

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For those who like true crime and dark crime shows